Research & Study Skills

Find Useful Sources on the Internet

COD Library 

COD Library Databases

Library ToolKit

Getting Started

Finding a Topic
Inspired Learning.pdf

Search Tools

Web Directories
Search Engines

Selected Web Directories and Search Engines

Multi-Disciplinary Resources

Subject Specific Writing Resources
The History Place: Great Speeches
Historical Research
Google Scholar  

 

Annotated Bibliography

Writing a Book Review.pdf

How to Write about Literature
Glossary of Literary Terms
Speechwriting Tips
Dictionary/Thesaurus

 

General Research Techniques

Doing Research
What is Research
Evaluating Web Sites

Hacker Guide to Research and Documentation Online 5th Edition
TLQ A strategy for intergrating quotations.pdf

Citing Sources

Reference Cite
Citing MLA & APA
APA Citation Guide
APA-ReferenceCheatSheet2.pdf

ASA Style Guide

CBE/CSE
Son of Citation Machine
Hacker Guide to Research and Documentation Online 5th Edition

 

Formatting Papers

Basics of APA Style (tutorial—use headphones!!)
MLA/APA document format templates

Study Skills              

Cornell Notes.pdf
How to Study
Online Note taking
Concept Mapping
Test Taking Strategies
Your Learning Style : Vark Inventory